Recent content by Armacielli

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    scale question

    what would the scale legnth of an instrument need to be to use an E string as an A string, the A as the D etc. and keep a resonable tension?
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    The Über-Jay Mark2

    what kind of attitude is that? It's the journey, not the destination
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    wood dyes

    rattle can lacquer
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    wood dyes

    I've done a search I'm kicking around the idea of a blue burst on my next project, so what I wanna know is: what wood dyes do u guys use/have experience with? flakes or concentrate? water, alcohol or other soluable? shelf life? happy with results? where do u get it? where to get it...
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    1st Annual TB Bass Build Competition: Firewood Bass

    almost looks like Brazilian Rosewood in those pics
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    Bass #2: The archtop

    I like the feel of that neck; it was the neck that went to my first precision that I cannabalized for my explorer now, what should I do to remove that decal?
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    Bass #2: The archtop

    body cut out just need new spindle sander sleeves to finish shaping it.
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    Bass #2: The archtop

    I put the tuners on the already finished neck now i just need to get that decal off body blank is glued up: template traced onto the blank (I cut it really closeon the width):
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    Acoustic style bass build.

    *rim shot*
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    Cherry wood neck?

    I used curly cherry on my explorer neck-thru. it has no problems or reenforcement
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    Other Woodworking projects?

    i can make one or two other things
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    Bass #2: The archtop

    had I the skillset to bend sides to make this style of guitar, I would, but I don't. This will be chambered and carving the back would be purely asthetic.
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    Bass #2: The archtop

    after months o planning and part acquisitionI will begin my second bass It's actually only a body build for the neck that was left over from the bass I cannibalized for parts to make the Explorer Specs: standard scale gold hardware trapeze tail piece tune-o-matic bridge mighty mite...
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    acoustic conversion

    after nine months of shelving this project to plan another I had a great(I think) idea. why do a traditional acoustic bridge when I can do something like this: these are parts lined up from my next build so I'm not using these parts on it, but it gave me the idea. the tailpiece and the...
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    Summer concert plans

    Any good concerts in any one's area? Who are you seeing? I'm seeing Clapton w/ Roger Daltry in Cincy